Danny Williams (born 25 January 1988) is an English
football
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coach and former player who played as a
left winger
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Clitheroe
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Chester
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Dundee
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, before returning to England in 2018 with
Accrington Stanley
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. He later spent time back in the English non-league with AFC Fylde and
FC Halifax Town
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They replac ...
.
Playing career
Williams moved from
Clitheroe
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to Kendal Town in February 2011, having previously played for Daisy Hill and FC United of Manchester. At FC United he had scored two goals in 33 appearances in all competitions. He joined
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
on loan in October 2012, scoring two goals in 28 appearances in the Conference North.
He was linked with a move to Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in May 2013, and the move was finalised in August 2013. Despite a slow start to his career at the start of the season, Williams signed a new two-year contract with the club. On 14 January 2014, Williams scored his first professional goal, as Inverness Caledonian Thistle beat
Aberdeen
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1–0. Williams came on as a substitute as Inverness won the 2015 Scottish Cup Final.
On 22 March 2016,
Dundee
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announced that Williams had signed a pre-contract agreement with the club along with fellow Inverness teammate James Vincent. Williams left Dundee in November 2017, and signed for
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...
in January 2018. He was offered a new contract by Accrington at the end of the 2017–18 season. He moved on loan to AFC Fylde in October 2018.
He was released by Accrington at the end of the 2018–19 season. He signed for
FC Halifax Town
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They replac ...
in August 2019.
Coaching career
In August 2022, Williams joined UAE-based Dubai City as a coach.
Career statistics
Honours
Chester
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Conference North
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Cheshire Senior Cup
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: 2013
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2014–15